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Europe names 91 banks taking part in stress tests

The banks — ranging from Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG to Malta’s Bank of Valletta — comprise 65 percent of the European banking sector, the Committee …
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Polish court orders Mossad spy suspect extradited

Suspected Mossad agent Uri Brodsky is wanted by Germany, which accuses him of the crimes of spying and of helping falsely obtain a German passport …
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Dutch firm to pay $240 million over bribery charges

Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. participated in a scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain the …
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Silvio Berlusconi insists size of Italy budget cuts not negotiable

The budget aims to cut the public deficit by some 25 billion euros, bringing it below 3 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 from 5.3 percent …
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Turkey’s top court annuls parts of reform package

The court’s chairman Hasim Kilic told a news conference the reform charter, barring annulled parts, would go to a referendum as planned. The …
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Dairy farmers to demand more help to survive

The EU’s executive commission granted an extra €280 million in special aid to dairy farmers in October after a wave of protests, often violent. One …
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New oil, gas project online in Nigeria

Shell issued a statement Wednesday saying its Gbaran-Ubie project will produce 70,000 barrels of oil a day and 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas a …
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AT&T network glitch limits iPhone 4 upload speeds

It’s the latest glitch to hit the iPhone 4, which went on sale two weeks ago. Last week, Apple acknowledged that holding the phone in a certain way …
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Small plane with local officials crashes in Mexico

The minister for public works in Coahuila state, Horacio del Bosque, and the mayor of the northern border town of Piedras Negras, Jose Manuel …
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German women expect lower salaries

The report by the respected German Institute for Economic Research found that equally qualified women earn about 20 percent less than their male …
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America unseals new charges against 5 in New York plot

Those charged include Adnan El Shukrijumah, a Saudi native, who is believed to be a leader of al Qaeda’s operations program and allegedly recruited …
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European Union assembly call for cloned meat ban

Kartika Liotard, the lawmaker in charge of steering rules on new foods through the assembly Wednesday, said most parliamentarians have "ethical …
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European Union lawmakers vote to cap bank bonuses

Members of the European Parliament voted 625-28 in favor of the new rules which will become final when they are approved by EU finance ministers as …
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World Health Organisation chief wants efficiency drive in AIDS care

Gottfried Hirnschall, the new director of HIV/AIDS at the UN’s World Health Organisation took up his post in May at a time when some international …
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British police arrest terror suspect wanted in U.S.

U.S. authorities want Abid Naseer, who in May won a court battle against deportation to Pakistan, to stand trial on charges of providing material …
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Kraft Foods sells Romanian confectionary business

The food maker did not disclose terms of the deal for Cadbury’s Kandia-Excelent business, which makes chocolate, soft cake and confections. The …
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Governments should mull pension age hike

Launching a debate on overhauling pension rules, the European Commission said pension systems would come under severe stress in coming …
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NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops

Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi condemned Wednesday morning’s deaths, saying it was not the first time Afghan troops …
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